Category Archives: Preparation

For the last week there were just three of us – Sammie, Vania (interpreter) and Tamara. Over the weekend our team grew by seven people for a total of ten. We are small but powerful and will work together all … Continue reading →

Anticipation was high when we arrived at Yancana Huasy this morning at 11:15. The truck hauling a trailer with our wheelchair filled container was on the way! Police came to handle any possible conflicts with disgruntled drivers or others when … Continue reading →

Last night our team of humans arrived safely after long hours of travel to Lima. Happily, some essential non-human materials arrived with them – 11 boxes of seating materials that were accidentally left behind when our shipping container was loaded … Continue reading →

The two shipping containers that are carrying wheelchairs and much other therapy and rehabilitation equipment are now loaded! Over the last two days at Hope Haven International Ministries the 40 foot high cube containers were packed to the brim and … Continue reading →

The equipment that was packed up on “boxing day” last Saturday began its long journey to Peru today. Sammie Wakefield drove a loaded U Haul from her home in Moultonborough, New Hampshire to Manchester where it was unloaded at Rehabilitation … Continue reading →

Sammie and company are hard at work today, packing up an amazing load of donated and refurbished equipment. It will be sent to the Midwest to join the treasures we selected at Hope Haven on December 3-4, and from there … Continue reading →

And we don’t mean the one that occurs on the day after Christmas! For the last several years Sammie Wakefield has collected and refurbished wonderful equipment and gathered friends to help pack it up for shipping to join the rest of our … Continue reading →

After two days of solid work in the Hope Haven International Ministries (HHIM) warehouses, Sammie and I are ready for a good dinner and rest! Yesterday we worked all day selecting and labeling wheelchairs for each individual on the list … Continue reading →

It is the end of a long and productive day here in Sioux Falls. Julian and I selected the wheelchairs for our March expedition at Hope Haven International Ministries today, with the help of a great team. We even saw … Continue reading →

Although we conduct March wheelchair clinics in Peru, the preparations take place long before we set foot in the country. Our colleagues in Peru have sent evaluations with photos and measurements over the last month. And for many months, volunteers … Continue reading →